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Creating a whole-of-government approach to promoting healthy weight: What can Health in All Policies contribute?

Helen van EykFran BaumToni Delany-Crowe
Published in: International journal of public health (2019)
The HiAP approach achieved some success in encouraging a range of government departments to contribute to a healthy weight target. However, a comprehensive approach requires national regulation to address the commercial determinants of health and underlying causes of population obesity in addition to cross-government action to promote population healthy weight through regional government action.
Keyphrases
  • weight loss
  • public health
  • weight gain
  • body mass index
  • healthcare
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • metabolic syndrome
  • health information
  • type diabetes
  • human health
  • skeletal muscle